Demo Factor

2024 saw the Demo Factor tour bus arrive at Leeds Students’ Union, University of Leeds, for the second time since our second ever appearance (and first officially names Demo Factor fact fans) in 2009. This year the show was hosted by Student Radio Alumni, and Radio 1 presenters, Sam & Danni. Sam Macgregor and Danni… [Read More]

Demo Factor made a return to the University of Exeter in the Spring of 2023, (it’s first time being back in 2015). For the first time it was hosted by two presenters, Sophie K and Emil Franchi. We also had a new addition to the Judges, a former Student Radio Award Best Male Presenter, and… [Read More]

After two years of virtual events from the Judges kitchens, Demo Factor 2022 returned LIVE and in person to SRACon’s first evening at Northern Stage, Newcastle University with host station NSR. It was also a second appearance in Newcastle for Demo Factor after we rolled up in 2014. 2008 first time Demo Factor winner and… [Read More]

Matt hails from Fly FM in Nottingham and first popped up in Demo Factor 2015. He took all the feedback he was given by the judges on board, came back in 2016 and nailed it! The judges said they thought Matt was “radio ready”. Something they have been proved correct with as Matt is currently… [Read More]

Sammy is from Leeds Student Radio and won Demo Factor in 2015 in Exeter. It was a close fought race with Absolute Radio boss Paul Sylvester ‘umming & arrrghing’ for quite a while. By winning the competition Sammy got the chance to present his own show on Absolute Radio 90s at One Golden Square –… [Read More]

George hails from Fly FM in Nottingham and won last year’s Demo Factor in Newcastle. He was so good that Paul Sylvester, one of the judges and also Deputy Content Director at Absolute radio gave him a job! Paul said:"George is a real talent. His demo was great and he’s the perfect example of why… [Read More]

Ben won the very first edition of Demo Factor – back when it was actually called “Demo Idol” – at the Student Radio Conference hosted by 1449am URB in Bath. He was a student at Pure FM at the University of Portsmouth. After winning, he was given a one of show on Galaxy. Since then… [Read More]